Monthly Archives: October 2013

During this time of year is when people begin to shop online for their Christmas presents and gifts, and being a busy time for a business like Amazon, workers in Germany are threatening to call a walkout if they are not given more pay (Reuters). Although faced with unhappy workers, Amazon has “maintained that it regards staff… as logistics workers and that they receive above-average pay by the standards of the industry” (Reuters).

       In regards to treating employees, organizational behaviour would say that there are two things that make employees feel satisfied if not happy at their jobs. These are what are known as intrinsic and extrinsic motivators. Extrinsic rewards are often money, and money can only boost an employee’s mood by a limited amount. In fact, it is intrinsic feelings that make employees the most happy and productive.

          Although the union are disputing over pay (Reuters), it can be proven that by supplying them with intrinsic needs such an issue would not have arisen. This is why companies need to focus on not only the need for wealth that an employee needs, but realize that intrinsic needs and feelings are what motivate them at work.

News Website: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/06/amazon-strike-christmas_n_4052943.html?utm_hp_ref=business

Pictures: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323836504578553720371751776.html

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          Just recently Blackberry has been on the news as they have been allegedly accused of misleading their investors (David Friend, The Canadian Press). The reporter David Friend states that the lawsuit claims that “leaders of the… smart-phone maker failed to tell investors” of thei.r failing plan to recovery (The Canadian Press). He goes on to say that the “class action suit” represents the shareholders that recently bought stocks from BlackBerry since last September since it was during this time period that BlackBerry’s operations was misrepresented

This can be related back to business ethics, and financial accountng. The reports that misled “allegedly” misled shareholders were made by financial accountants, and whether they knew what they were doing or not BlackBerry has just shown how low they will go to try and recover their company. In business, such tactics of lies and deceit is never an option, but often is seen as one. It is the responsibility of all the executives of the company to make moral decisions that will most undoubtedly benefit every single person involved, not just the individual.

New Website: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/10/05/blackberry-class-action-lawsuit_n_4047654.html?utm_hp_ref=canada-business

Pictures: http://scottebales.com/blackberry-ceo-goes-kamikazi/ http://www.dailymobile.net/2012/11/25/pictures-of-rims-first-blackberry-10-phone-leaked/blackberry-logo/